Will my quilts ever get better?
07-22-2010, 04:29 PM
#61
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Location: Fort Mohave, Az
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I have problems keeping my seams 1/4", but have learned to slow down and relax...my first blocks were made in a BOM but I never received any direction on how to put them together. Now I am squaring them up and will be sewing them together after all these other projects are done. You are your own worst enemy...go ahead and let the longarm expert do your quilting. Everyone had to start somewhere and you will look back on your first quilts and laugh.
07-22-2010, 04:51 PM
#62
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Location: West Roxbury, Ma
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You are your own worst enemy and critic. Your quilts will get better because I can hear the enthusiasm in your words. Give it time. Practice makes perfect and stop being so had on yourself. GIve yourelf a big pat on the back.
07-22-2010, 05:07 PM
#63
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Location: Newberg, OR
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Absolutely, you will! But only if you keep quilting and don't let perfectionism stand in your way. I've been quilting for two years, and I can see a big difference in my piecing and 1/4-inch seam from when I started. And it gets easier to do because I've improved. Don't give up. Keep quilting. It's the only way to get better.
07-22-2010, 06:19 PM
#65
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Location: Galveston Texas
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I started quilting over 30 yrs (with some time off) ago and I'm still learning new things. I still don't think I am that good. I found out a couple of months ago that appplique might not be my bag but I love paper piecing ( not the english kind). I also learned that when I starch my pieces the seams lock in better and points seem to be sharper. So just keep trying and be happy with what you do accomplish.
07-22-2010, 07:03 PM
#67
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Location: La Verne, CA
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Originally Posted by stefanib123
I have made a few quilts now, and I love doing it. But they still aren't near as good as some of the quilts I see on here. I'm learning all the time, and I do see some improvement from one to the next, but that's not saying much when they were crappy to begin with!
Will I ever get "good"? I still cant do good triangle points, and wouldn't dream of tackling a circle!
I have always done my own quiliting, mostly by hand, but I have some bigger quilts in the works, and honestly, I am afraid to send them off to be quilted. I am afraid "they" will think my quilts are too terrible to even quilt!
Will I ever get "good"? I still cant do good triangle points, and wouldn't dream of tackling a circle!
I have always done my own quiliting, mostly by hand, but I have some bigger quilts in the works, and honestly, I am afraid to send them off to be quilted. I am afraid "they" will think my quilts are too terrible to even quilt!
Treat yourself to some classes you will love them
07-22-2010, 09:20 PM
#68
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Live in Littleton, CO via Rapid City, SD
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You will. I have one quilt, where the centers don't meet, and I loved the colors I used. Put a little circle in the middle. It was the Hidden Wells pattern. It all takes time.
07-22-2010, 10:26 PM
#69
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 166
You are certainly better than I am.
I am taking a beginning quilt class at my LQS for $35 plus fabric and batting. It's four weeks and each session is two hours. I can't tell you how much I've learned. On Monday we bind our first quilts! :)
I am so glad to took this class. I learned a lot, and made new friends. I also now know the in's and out's of my LQS.
I am taking a beginning quilt class at my LQS for $35 plus fabric and batting. It's four weeks and each session is two hours. I can't tell you how much I've learned. On Monday we bind our first quilts! :)
I am so glad to took this class. I learned a lot, and made new friends. I also now know the in's and out's of my LQS.
07-23-2010, 12:18 AM
#70
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 78
You will look and surprise yourself with what you have learned. Don't be to hard on yourself,we are our own critic. It took me 5 years to get a good binding on my quilts. I would keep reading and keep practicing different methods on how to do them until one day I finally got it. Now I don't mind the bindings at all,but I definitely keep them at 2 1/2 inches. As a self-taught quilter I know we are our own worse enemy. I read the other day if you can't see it(a mistake) at 70 miles a hour,don't rip it out.
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